Winning Numbers Announced for Japan's Summer Jumbo Premium Lottery
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Japan has a big lottery called the Summer Jumbo Premium. People buy tickets and hope to win money.
This week, the winning numbers came out. This was draw number 1114.
The lottery is for the whole country. It is called a national ticket in Japan.
News about the numbers appeared in local news too, in Saga area.
The prize money can be very big. Some lotteries in Japan give out 800 million yen.
Two famous people talked about winning big money on TV. They said it would be 'too worrying' to win so much.
Many people check the numbers to see if they won. They compare their ticket to the winning numbers.
Winning a big prize can change a person's life. But it can also bring new problems.
Vocabulary5 words
- lottery
- a game where you buy a ticket and can win money by luck
- tickets
- small papers you buy to join the lottery
- winning numbers
- the special numbers that win the money
- draw
- the event when winning numbers are chosen
- prize
- money or gift you get for winning
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1. A type of lottery 2. 1114 3. Worried
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Japan has a big _____ called the Summer Jumbo Premium. People buy _____ and hope to win money.
This week, the _____ came out. This was _____ number 1114.
The lottery is for the whole country. It is called a national ticket in Japan.
News about the numbers appeared in local news too, in Saga area.
The _____ money can be very big. Some lotteries in Japan give out 800 million yen.
Two famous people talked about winning big money on TV. They said it would be 'too worrying' to win so much.
Many people check the numbers to see if they won. They compare their ticket to the winning numbers.
Winning a big _____ can change a person's life. But it can also bring new problems.
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